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  • An orange-coloured river flows past pine trees on a mountain

    Climate crisis
    Warming climate is turning rivers rusty with toxic metals

    Data from Colorado mountain rivers shows concentrations of copper, zinc and sulphate have doubled in 30 years
  • ARC-EX Photo 3 spinal cord stimulation story Nature Medicine about using non-invasive electrical stimulation on the spinal cord to improve movement and control of limbs that are fully or partially paralysed after spinal cord injuries.

    Spinal injuries
    Device aids recovery, trial finds

  • A scientist dissecting a tissue sample that has been cut on a glass slide, so that she can take out the relevant tumour cells from the slide and extract DNA and subject these to molecular profiling

    Breast cancer
    Scientists make potential breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel

  • Atmospheric fireworks | Dordogne, France

    In pictures
    Milky Way photographer of the year 2024

  • Andrea Mechelli photographed in Victoria Park, London by Sophia Evans for the Observer New Review.

    Prof Andrea Mechelli
    ‘People who live near green space are less likely to struggle with mental health issues’

  • Antares

    Starwatch
    Red jewel of Antares meets silvery charm of the moon

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  • An electric car at a charging point on a street in London

    Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol vehicles, study finds

  • A salmon leaping as it tries to get past a weir in full flow

    Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’

  • A young greater spotted eagle

    Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find

  • A clear dish full of brightly coloured microplastics

    Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

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  • CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS<br>This photo taken on January 25, 2020 shows medical staff wearing protective clothing to protect against the deadly COVID-2019 coronavirus as they work at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan. - Doctors on the frontline of China's new coronavirus epidemic are facing a daunting task: treat an ever-growing number of infected patients and risk getting infected themselves due to a drastic shortage of masks and other protective equipment. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-health-virus-hospital,FOCUS by Eva Xiao and Ludovic Ehret (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control; Wuhan: A Documentary Novel – reviews

  • A second act, a decade on … Lou Ye’s An Unfinished Film.

    An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis

  • Gloved hand holds vial with AstraZeneca vaccine label

    AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is no more – but its remarkable success must not be forgotten

  • Zhang Zhan, who went on hunger strikes over her detention

    Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years

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  • Catriona Crombie

    Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way

    Catriona Crombie
  • Aurora2024pixie

    We could see the aurora happening with our very own nude eyeballs. The chickens were uncertain and clucking

  • Bill McGuire

    The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think

    Bill McGuire
  • Christiana Figueres

    I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

    Christiana Figueres
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  • Brood X periodical cicadas emerge in Washington, DC<br>epa09205845 Brood X periodical cicada nymphs crawl through the well of a tree prior to shedding their exoskeletons after spending 17 years underground in Washington, DC, USA, 16 May 2021. After molting, the cicada's body dries and darkens, then the 17-year-old bug looks for a mate. Trillions of Brood X cicadas are emerging in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US.  EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

    In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time – podcast

  • Happy couple texting on their smart phones

    Apps and algorithms: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast

    Madeleine Finlay speaks to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, to find out what we know about why two people go the distance, and why she’s designing her own dating app to learn more.
  • Rishi Sunak speaking at an AI safety summit

    Backstabbing, bluffing and playing dead: has AI learned to deceive? – podcast

    As AI systems have grown in sophistication, so has their capacity for deception, according to a new analysis from researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr Peter Park, an AI existential safety researcher at MIT and author of the research, tells Ian Sample about the different examples of deception he uncovered, and why they will be so difficult to tackle as long as AI remains a black box
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Key issues

  • Brian Haywood

    Physics
    Brian Haywood obituary

  • A young greater spotted eagle

    Biology
    Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find

    • Space
      Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures

    • Genetics
      Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to join gene therapy trial

    • Medical research
      Sylvia Gyde obituary

    • Psychology
      The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking

  • 1997, THE FULL MONTY<br>DANCE SCENE Film 'THE FULL MONTY' (1997) Directed By PETER CATTANEO 13 August 1997 CTF17258 Allstar/20TH CENTURY FOX You can keep your hat on soundtrack (UK/USA 1997) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of 20TH CENTURY FOX and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To 20TH CENTURY FOX is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Gems from the vault of the National Puzzlers’ League

  • Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings  (2002)

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Gems from the vault of the National Puzzlers’ League

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Tiler swift

  • Taylor Swift<br>FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. Swift’s Instagram message encouraging her 283 million followers to register to vote was nominated for a Webby in the best creator or influencer category. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Tiler swift

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Multimedia

  • A swirling purple and green aurora above silhouetted trees

    Northern lights illuminate skies in US and Canada – in pictures

  • Videos filmed across western Europe, Russia and the US show skies illuminated by the northern lights

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    Northern lights captured in timelapse footage across Europe and US – video

    Videos filmed across western Europe, Russia and the US show skies illuminated by the northern lights
  • Pillared monument with people in silhouette against northern lights

    Northern lights illuminate skies in UK and Europe – in pictures

    Aurora borealis fills an overnight sky, with rare sightings all over Europe from Whitley Bay to Vienna
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